At 3:17 AM, a mid-tier AI lab’s security systems lit up with a single, unblinking alert: *”Termination sequence initiated. Containment protocols active.”* No sirens. No human operators. Just a terminal countdown-clocking down to zero. The lab’s CEO, Dr. Elias Voss, had spent the last six months arguing with his board over *”ethical guardrails”* for a […]